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Straight, No Chaser: Prevention and Treatment of Food Allergies

Whether or not you personally have a food allergy, it is likely you will find yourself in a situation with someone who does. Food allergies affect approximately 15 million American
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD December 8, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: Food Allergies

This week’s Straight, No Chaser posts will focus on your food. Today, we begin with food allergies, which sound like a cruel trick or something out of a horror movie, but un
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD December 7, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: Fireworks Safety

For many, the Fourth of July is a time of celebration, happiness and creation of good family memories. In the emergency room it’s one of the two worst days to have to work (exclu
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD July 3, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: Quick Tips to Save a Drowning Victim

Can you swim? Have you ever witnessed someone drowning or almost drown? I’ve actually been rescued. It’s a truly horrifying experience. It only takes a few minutes of y
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD June 23, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: Heat Related Illnesses (Heat Exhaustion, Heat Cramps, Heat Stroke)

Now that the rains appear to have calmed down across America, it’s predictable what happens next: heat, more heat and all heat. The way things work, we have to deal with it.
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD June 12, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: Mass Trauma Alert – When Disaster Strikes

If you’ve become a regular reader of Straight, No Chaser (thank you!), you will note the recurring theme of prevention. There’s often just not enough time to act in the midst
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD June 11, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: Treating Your Seasonal Allergies / Hay Fever

You’re miserable from seasonal allergies (aka hay fever, allergic rhinitis)? You’ve seemingly tried everything, and nothing seems to help? Let’s do a Straight, No Chaser lo
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD April 28, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: Do You Suffer from Hay Fever?

Hay (fever) there! If any of you don’t suffer from seasonal allergies (aka hay fever, allergic rhinitis), consider yourself lucky. As nuisances go, this has to rank high on the l
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD April 27, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: The Danger of Shoveling Snow and Other Winter Chores

You have probably heard it said, but you’d be surprised to know how often people hurt themselves shoveling snow. Of course, this time of year, people are doing many more strenuou
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD January 22, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: What You Can Do To Manage Frostbite and Serious Cold Exposure

Is this the most famous illustration of frostbite? Do you remember the movie reference? I’ll admit that my orientation is different than yours. I’ll argue that your ori
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD January 21, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: The Do's and Don'ts of Treating Frostbite

There’s a cold front coming. You can’t avoid the exposure. Some of you will end up cold as ice (and twice as nice?). Would you really know what to do if you caught fros
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD January 20, 2015

Straight, No Chaser: Hypothermia (Low Body Temperature)

This is part of a series on cold-related medical disorders. Hypothermia is low body temperature. It’s not the “Oh, it’s cold outside” type of cold, but it i
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD January 19, 2015

Treating Spider Bites

Introduction This Straight, No Chaser post is about treating spider bites! Everything’s bigger in Texas, they say. I recall the first time I saw a banana spider. The thing seemed
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD October 29, 2014

Insect Bites – Clues on What Bit You

Introduction This Straight, No Chaser focuses on insect bites and offers clues as to what type insect may have stung or bit you. One of the really interesting things about being a
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD July 13, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Prevention and Treatment of Food Allergies

Whether or not you personally have a food allergy, it is likely you will find yourself in a situation with someone who does. Food allergies affect approximately 15 million American
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD June 27, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Food Allergies

Food allergies sound like a cruel trick or something out of a horror movie, but unfortunately, they’re all too real. We’ve discussed seasonal allergies and allergic reactions b
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD June 26, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Do's and Don'ts of Treating Electrical Injuries

In a previous Straight, No Chaser, we discussed the “what” of electrical injuries. In this post, we discuss the “what-to-do” and “what-not-to-do” if and when you find y
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD June 10, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Heat Related Illnesses (Heat Exhaustion, Heat Cramps, Heat Stroke)

In the midst of all the memes and joking around the cramping LeBron James had during the first game of the NBA Finals, there appears not to be much thought given to the notion that
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD June 7, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: Do You Suffer from Hay Fever?

Hay (fever) there! If any of you don’t suffer from seasonal allergies (aka hay fever, allergic rhinitis), consider yourself lucky. As nuisances go, this has to rank high on the l
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD February 23, 2014

Straight, No Chaser: What You Can Do To Manage Hypothermia and Serious Cold Exposure

Is this the most famous illustration of frostbite? Do you remember the movie reference? I’ll admit that my orientation is different than yours. I’ll argue that your ori
By Jeffrey Sterling, MD December 12, 2013
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